Benefits

• Unemployment Insurance Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessment (UI RESEA)

  Date: April 08, 2024

  A program funded by the U.S. Department of Labor to help unemployment insurance claimants return to work faster.

  Benefits Filing a claim Claimants Unemployment eligibility

• WARN

  Date: August 18, 2025

  Benefits Job training Laying off employees Unemployment Training and Development

• WARN Act and Other Downsizing/Layoff Related Laws

  Date: November 13, 2024

  Job training Benefits Laying off employees Training and Development

• When is my unemployment claim paid?

  Date: November 18, 2021

  Unemployment benefits are paid weekly and are based on your weekly filing.

  Filing a claim Benefits

• How can I receive my unemployment benefit payments?

  Date: August 21, 2023

  Claimants can choose to receive benefit payments by direct deposit or to a debit card.

  Benefits Filing a claim ReEmployCT Your Account Claimants

• What do I do if my eligibility is questioned after I'm approved?

  Date: November 26, 2021

  The Department of Labor will contact you for more information if they aren't sure you should receive benefits.

  Eligibility Eligibility questioned Claimants Benefits Unemployment eligibility Work search activities Appeals Filing an appeal

• What is a dislocated worker?

  Date: November 23, 2021

  Dislocated workers are people who are eligible for unemployment benefits for certain specific reasons.

  Eligibility Special programs Laying off employees Benefits

• Who has the legal right to file for unemployment benefits?

  Date: November 19, 2021

  People have a legal right to file a claim for unemployment benefits and testify on behalf of anyone else filing an unemployment claim.

  Eligibility Benefits Filing a claim Eligibility questioned Unemployment eligibility Claimants

• Do I qualify for unemployment benefits?

  Date: November 19, 2021

  Most workers who are laid off or furloughed may receive unemployment benefits.

  Eligibility Benefits Unemployment eligibility Filing a claim Eligibility questioned Claimants

• Do I have a right to file for unemployment?

  Date: August 21, 2023

  You have a legal right to file a claim for unemployment benefits and testify on behalf of anyone else filing an unemployment claim.

  Claimants Eligibility questioned Unemployment eligibility Filing a claim Eligibility Benefits

• What Is unemployment insurance?

  Date: November 19, 2021

  Unemployment insurance provides income to people who have been laid off as they look for new jobs or wait to be called back to work.

  Benefits

• When will I begin receiving unemployment benefit payments?

  Date: November 19, 2021

  It usually takes 1-2 weeks to pay your first claim.

  Filing a claim Benefits

• How long can I receive unemployment benefits?

  Date: November 18, 2021

  Unemployment benefits are typically paid for up to 26 weeks, but may last longer.

  Benefits

• Can I receive unemployment benefits if I quit my job voluntarily?

  Date: July 03, 2023

  You may be eligible if the circumstances around the separation meet the exceptions in the law and you are otherwise eligible. exceptions to this general rule.

  Benefits Eligibility

• Do I qualify for a second year of benefits?

  Date: August 21, 2023

  You may qualify for a second year of unemployment benefits if you have returned to work since initiating your first claim and earned sufficient wages.

  Benefits Eligibility Filing a claim Claimants Eligibility questioned Unemployment eligibility

• Will I qualify for a second year of benefits?

  Date: November 23, 2021

  You may qualify for a second year of unemployment benefits, though most people do not.

  Benefits Eligibility